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Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio Homer in Brewers' 7-2 Victory over Reds
Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio homered as Milwaukee scored four times in the fourth and held Cincinnati to two runs.
On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, fueled by a 14-hit attack that included home runs from Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio at American Family Field.
Milwaukee pulled ahead for good with a four-run fourth inning off Rhett Lowder, featuring five consecutive singles and a bases-loaded bloop hit by Sal Frelick that brought home the go-ahead run.
Starting pitcher Brandon Sproat earned the win by throwing a career-high 106 pitches over 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out seven batters.
Despite a 382-foot home run from Sal Stewart, Cincinnati fell to the Brewers, who maintained their 5 1/2-game lead in the National League Central with six straight wins against the Reds.
Downtown Milwaukee celebrated the completion of an 80-foot by 100-foot 'Mr. Baseball' mural of Bob Uecker on Tuesday, while Shane Drohan starts for the Brewers against Andrew Abbott on Wednesday.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jake Bauers left 4-3 with a home run and Jackson Chourio, from Venezuela, also pulled her out of the park on Tuesday night in the victory of the Milwaukee Brewers by 7-2 over the Reds of...